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ylläpitää — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abet verb To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
  • admin noun Administrative work, such as paperwork, scheduling, or record-keeping.
  • bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  • enforce verb To make sure a law, rule, or requirement is obeyed.
  • host noun A person who welcomes and entertains guests, or who runs an event.
  • maintain verb To keep something in its current, good condition over time.
  • preserve verb To keep something safe from harm, damage, or decay.
  • sustain verb To keep something going or in existence over time.
  • uphold verb To support or maintain something, such as a law, principle, or standard.

Senses

ylläpitää is used for these senses in English:

  • abet (transitive) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action). [late 16th c.]
  • admin (transitive, computing, informal) To serve as an administrator for or of.
  • bear (transitive) To carry on, or maintain; to have.
  • enforce (obsolete) To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to energize.
  • host (computing, Internet) To run software made available to a remote user or process.
  • keep up (transitive) To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling.
  • maintain To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.]
  • preserve To maintain throughout; to keep intact.

abet — full definition

  1. verb To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
  2. verb To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action).
  3. verb To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
  4. verb To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.

admin — full definition

  1. noun Administrative work, such as paperwork, scheduling, or record-keeping.
  2. noun A person who manages a system, website, or organization, especially with special access or control.

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